Vanderbilt Cup Races

The photographer could have been taking the pictures from the bridge for the long shots behind the cars and from in front of the cars for the short shots. One car is the M32,I can’t see the number on the other car.I don’t have the time to do anymore,busy weekend again.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved:#M32 Rainier and #P43 Simplex Racing on the Opening Day of the Motor Parkway

The Motor parkway facing west from the top of the Stewart Avenue Bridge, looking west at the Newbridge (East Meadow Avenue) Avenue Bridge. Where today’s Salisbury park Drive takes the north turn at the Golf course in Eisenhower Park. The Ladenburg property is on the right where Ladenburg Drive is today. Because everything looks so freshly dug i would say this is one of the 1908 races but sorry i dont know the cars or the drivers.  Looking at the golf course today there is a steep hill where the bridge used to be, it would be fun to know the story behind that.

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved:#M32 Rainier and #P43 Simplex Racing on the Opening Day of the Motor Parkway

Congratulations Howard on another win with your Chrysler. For those reading this the Classic Car Club of America is devoted to the preservation, restoration and use of luxury cars , both domestic and European built between 1915 and 1948. You do not have to own a car to belong to CCCA and you get 4 color magazines plus 8 b & w Bulletins all printed on coated paper stock, plus a roster of members and their cars which is the size of a phone book. Dues are $70 per year (that comes out to a fraction less then $6 per month ) If you see me at an event I can give you a sample of the publication and can send you an application to join if you want. I have belonged to the CCCA since 1972, and if you like “old” primarily pre WWII cars this is the club for you.

From The Classic Car Summer 2016 Magazine: The Boca Raton Grand Classic

Almost looks like the Western terminus, in Fresh Meadows. Looking north, that would be the North Hempstead Turnpike overpass, and Horace Harding Blvd in the distance. I’m sure it’s something else, but that’s what I wish it was!

From Mystery Foto #32 Solved:#M32 Rainier and #P43 Simplex Racing on the Opening Day of the Motor Parkway

Very interesting read about Mr. Davis, a man that was certainly ahead of his time. I’ve been driving for 30 yrs now, and drove close to 350,000 miles at this point. And I’m up to my 5th car!

From Charles Davis, the Good Roads Everywhere Movement and Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate #25

There’s an earlier connection between Sperry and the Long Island Motor Parkway. Sperry tested the first “cruise missile”, the Sperry Aerial Torpedo, on the parkway during WWI.

“Sperry’s assistant, N. W. Dalton, was able to get his hands on a newfangled Marmon automobile, so the team strapped the Flying Bomb to the car’s roof and sped down the Long Island Motor Parkway at 80 mph to calibrate and optimize the flight controls.”

http://gizmodo.com/this-flying-bomb-failure-was-americas-wwi-cruise-missi-1184824802
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From Howard Kroplick

Ike, here is a link to my post on the Sperry Cruise Missile:

http://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/the_role_of_the_motor_parkway_in_the_development_of_the_cruise_missile

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved: The Sperry Gyroscope Plant in Lake Success on September 27, 1952

Hi Howard:

  Hats off to you again and again and I salute you again and again….

      May God Bless you and keep you always !!!!

          Cheers and Best !!!  Cordially and Fraternally,  Ron Ridolph

From Charles Davis, the Good Roads Everywhere Movement and Long Island Motor Parkway License Plate #25

After comparing 1926 aerials with current ones, it appears that this bridge extended between #19 and 20, or #23 and 24 Satellite La, Levittown. I won’t be offended if anyone believes differently.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #41: The Bloomingdale Road Bridge in Hempstead Plains

Came back to correct myself. I previously stated that if the Robbins Lane Pkwy Bridge still existed, it would be in the R/O #30 and 31 Robbins Dr. The bridge would actually be in the R/O #19 and 23 Robbins Dr.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#23 Roslyn Road Parkway Bridge in East Williston

This comment is intended for the 11/7/12 blog LIMP bridge series #24 Robbins La Pkwy bridge. I’ve been poking around the ” lrv.nassaucounty.gov ” website, the land record viewer has 1926 and 1950 Nassau County aerial maps, displaying our favorite pkwy of course. This pkwy bridge is about 0.9 miles E/O Roslyn Rd ( which ends up being the R/O #30 and 31 Robbins Dr, which is also where the existing LIMP roadbed is “severed”). Your footage estimate is on mark, Joe Oesterle. Like I mentioned before, working for LIPA at the time; I’ve walked down that driveway many times towards the water district inspecting the towers, etc. Could never resist the urge to scale the slope upwards to the LIMP roadbed. I guess the residents didn’t want a bridge in their backyards. If I lived there, so would this bridge.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series:#23 Roslyn Road Parkway Bridge in East Williston

Hey - I got the year right!  I still like my response best but - OMG - those decorations!  Whooie!  Nice to be filthy rich with all kinds of retainers to do the cars up brown for you.  Sam, III

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile

I was wondering if this is the Perry Loskamp from cooper st in Babylon

From The 2014 Annual Ford Employee Product Development Center Car and Truck Show

From Florence Ogg:

If I remember the correctly the photo of the Vanderbilts in a car was taken in Newport at an annual event with many other decorated cars. Somewhere in the SCVM archives there is a photo in one of the albums of that event including the photo shown. Good luck.
Florence

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile

Identify the husband and wife: Willie K. and wife, Virginia Graham Fair
What event was captured in the photo?: Newport Automobile Parade
What is the date of the photo? September 7, 1899
Bonus: Identify the automobile: Locomobile

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile

Good one Bruce! Couldn’t find out too much for this one. Just taking a wild stab at it and I’m not very confident on the guess…

Willie K Vanderbilt Jr. and his first wife Virginia Birdie Graham Fair maybe sometime around their wedding in 1899, -judging by the car, floral decorations and how young they look. (Although their wedding was on a Sunday and not a Friday)
Willie K did like Mercedes/Daimler at the time and it looks like it could possibly be an early Daimler.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile

Could that be Willie K. and his first wife Virginia (Birdie) at the re-opening of the “Idle Hour” estate in 1901, having been rebuilt after the fire of 1899? The car might be a Renault.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile

Looks like taken in Newport RI about 1899 or so car un known   too many flowers.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile

wow nice cars the 67 midengine mach 2 reminds me of the pontiac fiero that came out in the 1980’s. the 65 4 door would of sold to the public as another great mustang. the split window mustang was kind of dumb as the corvette’s rear window had to do with the shape of the contour body. i heard that some people updated their 63 vettes with a 64 window but never saw one.  i stupidly converted my Aroura slot race car and now it ruined its value as a toy.  stupid is stupid does but who knew better in those old days as did the people at ford goofed too.

From Ford Performance Manager John Clor: Mustangs that Never Were

Great photo!  I’ll bet the car owners loved putting those new license plates on their chariots!  They officially owned the newest things,,,,, an automobile!

From Mystery Foto #30 Solved: Krug's Hotel in Mineola Circa 1912 Revised 7/26/2016

Easy- it’s Jack {Petal to the Metal) Inthepulpit and his wife Daisy (née Floradora) in their 1898 Car-Nation at the 30 Feb 1899 Rose Bowl parade.  I don’t have the stamena to continue.

From Mystery Foto #31 Solved: Willie K and Birdie Vanderbilt at the 1899 Newport Parade in a Locomobile